Introduction
The Senior Project Officer RRCP opportunities at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water support the Reconnecting River Country Program. Two project roles and one policy role will contribute to sustainable water management, environmental outcomes and community benefits. The temporary appointments run to 30 April 2027, with Riverina locations preferred and other NSW locations open to negotiation.
To plan how to apply for Senior Project Officer RRCP, prepare a resume and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability. A focused two-page letter is a practical starting point because no letter limit is specified. Choose a complex project that shows how you managed plans, consultation, budgets and approvals through delivery and evaluation.
The work involves agencies, communities, consultants and service providers with different needs and responsibilities. Your examples should explain how you coordinated their contributions and managed risks or dependencies that affected progress. For the policy opportunity, make your research and advice experience especially clear while retaining evidence of practical project delivery.
View the official job ad and keep its application instructions open while you plan.
Senior Project Officer RRCP role snapshot
| Role | Senior Project Officer RRCP |
| Organisation | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
| Location | Albury, Wagga Wagga or Riverina preferred, other NSW locations negotiable, hybrid working supported |
| Employment | Three temporary full-time opportunities to 30 April 2027: two Senior Project Officers and one Senior Project Officer Policy, 35 hours per week |
| Salary or remuneration | $133,348 to $146,945 plus superannuation |
| Job ID | 602843 |
| Closing date | 11:55 pm, Wednesday 14 October 2026 |
NSW Government application requirements
Give the hiring team the documents and written responses it requests, within the stated limits. Check the application form before drafting so the final submission follows the required format.
Application requirements for Senior Project Officer RRCP
- Resume
- Cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role
Prepare a two-page cover letter as a practical recommendation where no letter limit is stated. Make your interest in the project or policy opportunity clear and use delivery examples that show governance, stakeholder work and financial control together.
Role conditions and qualifications
- Australian or New Zealand citizenship, permanent residency, or a valid Australian working visa for the duration of the appointment
Candidate evidence for Senior Project Officer RRCP
Coordinate Reconnecting River Country projects through planning, delivery and evaluation, with responsibilities for governance, budgets, stakeholder consultation and evidence-based advice. The evidence areas below help you choose examples for that work.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Complex project delivery and competing priorities | Describe a project through implementation and evaluation, explaining how you managed concurrent demands, deadlines and agreed outcomes. |
| Consultation and stakeholder relationships | Show how you worked with agencies, communities, consultants or service providers and used their inputs to improve delivery. |
| Risks, issues and dependencies | Explain a risk or dependency that threatened a project, the mitigation you put in place and its effect on progress. |
| Reporting, research and evidence-based advice | Use a report, presentation or policy recommendation to show how you analysed evidence and made it useful for decisions. |
| Governance, approvals and compliance | Describe the approval pathway, project methodology and coordinated inputs that kept a project within its governance obligations. |
| Budgets, resources and procurement | Explain how you monitored expenditure and resources, and managed a procurement or contract responsibility or developed capability in that work. |
| Collaboration and continuous improvement | Show how you adapted a team approach or delivery process to improve project quality while maintaining integrity and productive relationships. |
Example application structure for Senior Project Officer RRCP
The application requires a resume and a cover letter expressing your interest and suitability. We recommend a two-page cover letter where no limit is stated, unless the application form directs otherwise. The outline below groups the program’s delivery, consultation, governance and financial responsibilities.
| Application section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Opening and opportunity preference | Introduce your project experience and indicate whether your interest is in project delivery, policy or both. |
| Delivery, priorities and risks | Explain a complex project, competing demands, key dependencies and the controls you used to achieve its outcomes. |
| Consultation, reporting and advice | Show how stakeholder inputs and research shaped a report, project decision or policy recommendation. |
| Governance, budgets and contracts | Describe approval coordination, expenditure monitoring and procurement or contract work relevant to the program. |
| Team improvement and closing | Briefly show your collaborative approach, confirm work rights and connect your experience to the program’s water and community outcomes. |
Before you submit
Make the project or policy opportunity you want to be considered for clear and check the relevant role description. Support your governance, budget and stakeholder claims with specific work, and confirm work rights for the temporary appointment. Review any form-specific limits and submit by 11:55 pm on Wednesday 14 October.
Return to the official vacancy for the final document and deadline check.
Help with your Senior Project Officer RRCP application
If you want help organising your own evidence and preparing the written documents, request application support from Team 3Thirty. Bring the vacancy and your current CV so the application can address the work you have actually done.